Norwegian saved by an Apple Watch

Norwegian police found Toralv alone, unconscious and bloody. The alarm call he can thank his Apple Watch 4 for.

The night before Sunday, the Norwegian police receive a call from a mobile number, but no sound comes from the caller. They therefore contact Mali Storli Engedal, who is Toralv Østvangs wife. Mali is at this time in their home in Oslo and says that Toralv is visiting a friend in Hamar. Shortly after, the police in Hamar find Toralv on the floor, unconscious, bleeding and with several fractures.

Toralv suffered an injury around one eye and fracture of three bones.

If Apple Watch detects a fall, and if you are silent for 1 minute without turning off the alarm, the clock responds by contacting the alarm center automatically. It is a function you have to activate yourself, unless you are over 65 years old.

At 4:12 am, the night of Sunday, Toralv’s Apple Watch 4 automatically calls the emergency room. The police appear half an hour later, where they find Toralv with a break of three bones, unconscious and bleeding.

Toralv is now under observation at Elverum Hospital, because the clock had reacted where no one else was present. Toralv’s daughter, Kirsti Østvang, was subsequently interviewed by NRK, and she is happy that it reacted so quickly:

“It could have been so much worse. Every morning we asked; What had happened if he hadn’t carried a smart He didn’t take his mobile phone in the bathroom. It’s great that he got such quick help from the alarm until the police found him. It was a serious fall, maybe saved his life “